The University of West Alabama





Athletic Training & Sports Medicine Center

Shanna Grubbs, MAT, ATC

Assistant Athletic Trainer/ Instructor

Shanna Grubbs, MAT, ATCShanna M. Grubbs starts her fifth year as a member of The University of West Alabama Athletic Training and Sports Medicine Staff.  After serving one year as a Graduate Assistant and finishing her Master's Degree at UWA, she was promoted to Assistant Athletic Trainer/Instructor in the fall of 2006. Shanna's primary athletic training responsibilities are with the UWA softball and volleyball teams, and she is responsible for teaching courses in the CAATE accredited athletic training education program.  She also serves as the faculty sponsor for the Beta chapter of Iota Tau Alpha Athletic Training Honor Society.

Shanna began her athletic training career at Auburn University where she received a B.S. in Exercise Science with an emphasis in Psychology in 2003.  While earning her undergraduate degree, Shanna worked with the AU football, soccer, gymnastics, softball, and swimming and diving teams.  After graduation from Auburn, Shanna completed a year of graduate studies at Middle Tennessee State University before moving to Savannah, GA to work for St. Joseph's/Candler Health Systems as the Head Athletic Trainer at Groves High School in Rainbow City, GA.

Shanna is married to Andy Grubbs, the Associate Athletic Trainer/Clinical Coordinator/Instructor at UWA.  They have one child, Madilyn, who will be 1 year old in December.

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